The ukulele’s range in notes and hertz
That is a soprano in standard G–C–E–A. Low-G tuning takes the bottom to G3, a concert or tenor neck reaches higher, and a baritone is a different instrument tuned D–G–B–E.
Written and sounding pitch
The ukulele reads at concert pitch in treble clef: a written note sounds as written, so the range above is both the sound and the page.
Instruments with a similar range
The instruments whose normal range shares the most notes with the ukulele’s:
- Violin · G3–E7 22 notes shared
- Viola · C3–D7 22 notes shared
- Cello · C2–A6 22 notes shared
- Guitar · E2–B5 22 notes shared
- 7-string guitar · B1–C♯6 22 notes shared
- 8-string guitar · F♯1–C♯6 22 notes shared
Tune it, play it
- Ukulele tuner — tune by microphone, with the ukulele’s own target notes.
- Play an ukulele online — the same range, playable in your browser.
- Ukulele chord chart
Songs that fit the ukulele
36 songs from our public-domain library fit inside the ukulele’s range, each written out in the notation ukulele players read:
- Hot Cross Buns
- Lightly Row
- Going Home (New World Largo)
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Happy Birthday
- Ode to Joy
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Jingle Bells
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Yankee Doodle
- Silent Night
Frequently asked questions
What is the range of an ukulele?
The ukulele’s normal range runs from C4 to A5 — 261.63 to 880.00 Hz, about 1.8 octaves. At the extremes it reaches C4–C6.
What is the lowest note on an ukulele?
C4 (261.63 Hz).
What is the highest note on an ukulele?
A5 is the top of the normal range, and C6 (1046.5 Hz) is reachable at the extreme.